Today, I am building our Thanksgiving Tablescape! The plan is to bring you different elements and then pull it all together for you later this week.
The elements I’m bringing today are the fall napkin rings and some glitzed-up pine cones! The other day, we saw my glammed-up pumpkins {with a touch of gold}.
One of the hottest crafts right now is napkin rings made from paper towel tubes. Well, what I had on hand was an empty gift wrap tube, so I figured it would work just as well. I also had some very pretty 2.5″ wide, wired burlap ribbon (that I found at the dollar store for only $2 a roll!!). My supplies were:
- 1 long gift wrap tube
- 2-1/2″wide wired ribbon
- jute
- autumn embellishments (I used organza fall leaves- again from the dollar store- and wheat berry sprigs cut from a craft-store stem)
- tape measure, marker and scissors
- glue gun
I made markings on the paper tubing at 2-1/4″ intervals, as I wanted the tube cut just short of the width of the ribbon- you don’t want it to peek out from underneath the ribbon. I simply used scissors to cut the rings (don’t worry about creasing the tube to cut, it will round back out when the ribbon is applied). I cut each length of ribbon about 1″ longer than the circumference of the tube. Running a bead of hot glue on one end of the ribbon and then turning under the other (exposed) end, I rolled the ribbon on to the paper. I ran another thin bead of glue on the underside of the turned under edge and affixed.
IMPORTANT: Always use caution when using a hot glue gun! Use tools such as tweezers, pliers etc. to avoid burns from contact with hot glue.
After you have your ribbon on the ring, you can place your embellishments on in any manner you wish! I used 3 leaves and the small sprig of gold berries. Putting a small dot of glue on the underside of the napkin ring, I wrapped jute around the tube 3 times and then also glued the other loose end to the back.
Voilà !! You have a rustic glam fall napkin ring for your Thanksgiving table! This project cost literally pennies to make. The only thing I bought special to make them was the $2 ribbon, and I only used part of the roll.
While I was at it, I added some glitz to the pinecones I plan to use. I simply dry-brushed some of my trusty gold metallic acrylic paint to the tips and now they are ready to be added to the table!
And there you have 2 more elements to my Thanksgiving Tablescape! Stay tuned for the finished product this week!!
How are you decorating your table for Thanksgiving?
Have a wonderful day! And stay warm!!
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Michelle says
November 13, 2013 at 6:55 pmSuper cute!!!! I love that you recycled a cardboard tube!!
sondralyn says
November 13, 2013 at 11:14 pmThank you for visiting, Michelle!
paulasweetpea says
November 13, 2013 at 7:11 pmSo pretty for a fall table!
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
November 13, 2013 at 7:20 pmGORGEOUS!! Love these, Sondra Lyn. Pinning! xoxo
sondralyn says
November 13, 2013 at 11:14 pmThanks, Claire! You’re the best!!
Tara @ Suburble says
November 13, 2013 at 9:33 pmLove these! The warm tones are fabulous!
sondralyn says
November 13, 2013 at 11:15 pmThanks so much, Tara!! Hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the entire tablescape!
Laura @ Inspiration for Moms says
November 14, 2013 at 8:55 amLove these…so pretty! Pinned! 🙂
sondralyn says
November 14, 2013 at 11:30 amThanks bunches, Laura!!
Cheryl @ That's What Che Said... says
November 14, 2013 at 9:23 amThose are beautiful! I am pinning!
sondralyn says
November 14, 2013 at 4:50 pmThank you so very much, Cheryl!!
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
November 14, 2013 at 9:28 amSo super cute!
sondralyn says
November 14, 2013 at 4:52 pmThanks bunches, Ashley! (And I have a daughter named Ashley… so I’m very fond of Ashleys :-))
Sondra
Rebecca Cooper says
November 14, 2013 at 11:08 amLove these!
lulu says
November 15, 2013 at 8:52 pmI masa a very simple version of these last year and they were a big hit. I love seeing all the interpretations of them. Yours are quite lovely.
sondralyn says
November 15, 2013 at 9:25 pmThanks for visiting, Lulu! The paper tubing napkin rings are fun, aren’t they? So much can be done with them!! Hope you’ll come back again!
Lauren says
November 16, 2013 at 9:20 amVery pretty! I have some guests coming over for Thanksgiving, and I don’t have any napkin rings, so I will have to try this project!
sondralyn says
November 16, 2013 at 9:58 amOh, I hope you will! It literally just took minutes!! And, how’s this for irony? I had just visited your blog and read about your Thanksgiving banner before I saw your comment here!! (after seeing on Blogger’s FB conn) Hope you’ll visit again…
Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says
November 18, 2013 at 12:08 pmThese are so pretty! I love the colors you used!
sondralyn says
November 19, 2013 at 10:12 amThank you, Beverly! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
creativejewishmom/sara says
October 12, 2015 at 3:22 pmReally lovely, thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Kaye Swain says
October 13, 2015 at 12:29 pmWhat a delightful idea. I don’t think we have many pine cones in my particular neck of the woods in West Roseville, CA but perhaps in the older part of town with more of the mature landscaping. I’ll have to take a walk at one of our lovely parks over there, get some exercise, and perhaps discover some. Thank you for a fun idea. 🙂
Kaye